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USGS us10002ahb
19 May 2015, 11:14
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
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-16.802500, -14.165100
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Event ID
us10002ahb
Coordinates
-16.8025, -14.1651
Network
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Significance
416